Alumni Association selects new leadership

June 12, 2002

KALAMAZOO -- Nineteen officers, executive committee members
and directors have been elected to terms on the Western Michigan
University Alumni Association Board of Directors. All of those
elected will take office July 1.

"We're delighted with the leadership and commitment of
these loyal alumni," said M. Jamie Jeremy, executive director
of the WMU Alumni Association. "We're grateful for their
service to the University, its alumni association and their fellow
graduates."

New officers for 2002-03

President--Julie Harris of Chicago, a partner in Diamond
Cluster International in Chicago. Harris received a bachelor's
degree in 1986.

Vice president--Kenneth Miller of Kalamazoo, executive
vice president of Havirco in Kalamazoo. Miller received a bachelor's
degree in 1969 and a master's degree in 1970.

Treasurer--Dale Tanis of Hamilton, Mich., chief financial
officer/senior vice president of finance at the Irwin Seating
Co. in Grand Rapids, Mich. Tanis received a bachelor's degree
in 1974 and a master's degree in 1984.

Elected to one-year terms on the executive committee were:
Robert Doud of Kalamazoo, vice president of public affairs at
Bronson Healthcare Group in Kalamazoo and the recipient of a
doctoral degree in 1977; Lynn Kellogg of Benton Harbor, Mich.,
chief executive officer of the Region IV Area Agency on Aging
in St. Joseph, Mich., and the recipient of a bachelor's degree
in 1976 and a master's degree in 1981; Anitta Rutherford Orr
of Detroit, a teacher of the speech and language impaired for
the Detroit Public Schools and the recipient of a bachelor's
degree in 1966; and Julie Shroyer of Washington, D.C., senior
vice president of Wheat & Associates in Arlington, Va., and
the recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1987.

Newly elected to three-year terms on the WMU Alumni Association
Board of Directors were: Jeffry Bothwell of Chicago, an associate
with Heller Financial Inc. in Chicago, and the recipient of a
bachelor's degree in 1999; Terry Olson of Grosse Pointe, Mich.,
group president at Harte Hanks Inc. in Sterling Heights, Mich.,
and the recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1982; and Bettie
Goodman of Flint, Mich., a professor at Mott Community College
in Flint and the recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1963 and
a master's degree in 1968.

In addition to Harris, Miller, Doud and Kellogg, directors
re-elected to a second term on the board were: Carole Bullmer
of Portage, Mich., a licensed psychologist in Portage and the
recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1968, master's degrees in
1972 and 1979, and a doctoral degree in 1980; Floyd Cook Jr.
of Muskegon, Mich., program engineering manager at Dilesco Corp.
in Muskegon and the recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1964;
Carol Janowicz of Plainwell, Mich., marketing and public relations
director for the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo
and the recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1982; and Todd Regis
of Chelsea, Mich., a union representative for Local 951 of the
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union in Grand
Rapids, Mich., and the recipient of a bachelor's degree in 1989.